Winter Wildlife Weeks for kids will be heating up the Queens Zoo in December and February. Parents can choose from two programs that are designed to teach elementary school children about the wonderful world of wild animals. Kids will get a behind-the-scenes tour of the zoo and take part in various games and activities that are sure to help alleviate […]
Gifts That Keep On Giving, And Giving, And Giving…
Are you at a loss to find a gift for that hard-to-please person on your list? Would you like to give them something unique? Personalize It: Everyone has a favorite photo of friends or family members that can be made into a calendar, blown up to poster size or mounted in a special, “talking”, frame. Day Trip: Consider buying tickets […]
Bloomberg: Answer ‘Dear Santa’ Letters This Holiday Season
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has encouraged all New Yorkers who can to answer a “Dear Santa” letter from a child from a family in need. On December 13, the mayor visited the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst, where he purchased gifts to answer a “Dear Santa” letter from a seven-year old boy and a three-year old girl from a family […]
FDNY Holiday Fire Prevention Tips
City fire officials have once again released the FDNY’s Annual Holiday Guide listing safety precautions for the use and decoration of Christmas trees, wreaths, and other holiday ornaments. The guide lists the following suggestions for a safe and fire-free holiday season: •Keep matches and candles away from children. •Make sure to extinguish all open flames before leaving any room. •When […]
Community Mayors Host Operation Santa
On Wednesday December 10, special education students from P.S. 255 in Woodside, P.S. 256 from the Rockaways, P.S. 24, Flushing, P.S .186 from Bellerose, and P.S. 811 from Little Neck and thousands of students with developmental challenges from District 75 programs throughout New York City descended on John F. Kennedy International Airport with their teachers, paraprofessionals, physical, occupational and speech […]
Board 1 Cabinet Hears Of Kayaks, Credit Union, FeEx
The December meeting of the Community Board 1 cabinet was its first in two months. Representatives from the Parks Department, the East River Development Alliance and other organizations delivered information about such matters as a proposed kayak launch and plans for a credit union. There was also a warning that although plans for a huge Federal Express depot in Astoria […]
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The East River Development Alliance (ERDA) is trying to form a credit union, to be based somewhere near ERDA’s offices at 12-11 40th Ave. Representing ERDA at the meeting was Carmen Simon, who said she has been signing up pledges for the credit union. Her goal was 600, and she said her current total was 427.
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Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm.All Nations Baptist: •Dec. 21, Sunday, 11 a.m. Christmas musical; Dec. 28, Sunday, 11 a.m. Hanukkah Service •Sunday, 2:30-5:30 p.m., for three months, free English classes which have already begun, registration required, limited space, 86-76 80th St., Woodhaven; 718.296.2025. **** All Saints’ Episcopal: •Jan. 10, 2009, Saturday, 10 a.m. Citizenship Fair to help with U.S. Citizenship documentation. •Tuesdays, 6 p.m. […]
Elmhurst Family Mourns Daughter’s Death
Family and friends of Jasmine Paragas, a 14-year-old Queens honors student struck and killed by a school bus on December 4, gathered at the Papavero Funeral Home last weekend to share their shock and grief. Paragas, a student at Francis Lewis H.S. in Fresh Meadows, was struck at 8:10 a.m. as she attempted to cross 57th Avenue and 90th Street […]
Hear ‘Judas Maccabaeus’ At Free Synagogue of Flushing
As its Chanukkah gift to the community, the Free Synagogue of Flushing will present a special performance of Handel’s “Judas Maccabaeus” on Friday, December 19 at 8:15 p.m. The Bible-based musical masterwork, which tells the story of Chanukkah, is free and open to the public. It will feature Cantor Steven Pearlston, a renowned vocalist, and the Free Synagogue choir. Robert […]